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desultory
adjective
(des-ul-to-ry)
marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another
Examples:
Desultory thoughts.
The desultory conversation characteristic of cocktail parties.
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purposeless
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listless
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perfunctory
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aimless
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uninspiring
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uninspired
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insipid
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dreary
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forgettable
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unsatisfying
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lackluster
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passionless
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haphazard
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interminable
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unconvincing
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unimpressive
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dull
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slapdash
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pointless
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spiritless
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feeble
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pitiful
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languid
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uninteresting
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fruitless
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fitful
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halfhearted
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uneventful
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meaningless
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unremarkable
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undistinguished
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vapid
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banal
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forlorn
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unexciting
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lifeless
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jejune
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languorous
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dispiriting
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turgid
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wretched
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unmemorable
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flaccid
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woeful
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dismal
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torpid
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mediocre
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dreadful
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doleful
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soporific
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joyless
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enervating
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leaden
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unenlightening
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overfamiliar
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disjointed
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wearisome
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miserable
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farcical
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unilluminating
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morose
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dour
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disinterested
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inglorious
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ponderous
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humdrum
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shapeless
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hapless
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unaffecting
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cheerless
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pallid
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drab
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horrid
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depressing
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overlong
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unchallenging
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threadbare
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rote
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stultifying
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captious
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muddled
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frenetic
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tepid
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unpromising
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furtive
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lopsided
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workmanlike
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unrevealing
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abject
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disastrous
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tiresome
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woebegone
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unfocussed
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glum
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somnambulistic
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eventless
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artless
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mirthless
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ropey
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undramatic
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desultory
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